4 ms·
> It's clearly a case of malicious compliance, and it seems to have been done universally and consistently across different markets, suggesting a criminal consp
by rjtavares 8y ago
> It's clearly a case of malicious compliance, and it seems to have been done universally and consistently across different markets, suggesting a criminal conspiracy to evade the law.
Do you really believe this is a conspiracy instead of, you know, healthcare is complicated and the US market isn't working?
Knowing something about hospital pricing, I looked at Johns Hopkins Hospital pricing and it looked perfectly legible. Item pricing in healthcare is pretty useless, that's just how it is.
- smileysteve 8y ago> Do you really believe this is a conspiracy instead of, you know, healthcare is complicated and the US market isn't working? Yes -- and I think it's pretty well documented. Though less conspiracy and more regulatory capture. Between several insurance companies - patients, doctors, and hospitals - , "not for profit" ever expanding and state sponsored hospitals, medicare, lost bills, medical debt, and somewhere in this, medicare and medicaid.
- rjtavares 8y agoHence the "US market isn't working" part. None of that is new and it all explains perfectly why the price listings are useless. Which is why suggesting a criminal conspiracy to evade the price listing law is ridiculous.